Journal article
Hospitalization from the patient perspective: A data linkage study of adults in Australia
R Harrison, M Walton, P Kelly, E Manias, C Jorm, J Smith-Merry, R Iedema, K Luxford, A Dyda
International Journal for Quality in Health Care | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2018
Abstract
Objective: Evidence of the patient experience of hospitalization is an essential component of health policy and service improvement but studies often lack a representative population sample or do not examine the influence of patient and hospital characteristics on experiences. We address these gaps by investigating the experiences of a large cohort of recently hospitalized patients aged 45 years and over in New South Wales (NSW), Australia who were identified using data linkage. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Hospitals in NSW, Australia. Participants: The Picker Patient Experience Survey (PPE-15) was administered to a random sample of 20 000 patients hospitalized between January an..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This project was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project (Grant No. 1049703).